City of Salisbury

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City of Salisbury
South Australia
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New Salisbury Community Hub and Council office
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City of Salisbury
Coordinates 34°46′02″S138°35′09″E / 34.7673°S 138.5857°E / -34.7673; 138.5857
Population145,806 (LGA 2021) [1]
 • Density922,24/km2 (238,860/sq mi)
Established6 July 1964
Area158.1 km2 (61.0 sq mi)
Region Northern Adelaide [2]
State electorate(s) Ramsay, King, Wright, Florey, Playford, Taylor
Federal division(s)
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Website City of Salisbury
Localities around City of Salisbury:
City of Playford
City of Salisbury City of Tea Tree Gully
City of Port Adelaide Enfield

The City of Salisbury is a local government area (LGA) located in the northern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia, and neighbours City of Playford, City of Tea Tree Gully and City of Port Adelaide Enfield geographically.

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It is one of the largest Council areas in South Australia with an estimated population of 137,979 people in 2016 [3] and encompasses an area of 158 km².

The council's principal office, council chambers and library is housed at the new “Salisbury Community Hub” which is situated on Church Street in the Salisbury City Centre. The Hub is four storeys tall and estimated cost was $43.82 million dollars with completion in or around 2020. The bottom two are community accessible and the top two floors are staff only.

The City of Salisbury has a town centre “Salisbury City Centre” and Main Street called John Street.

Outside of the city centre, there is a secondary CBD at Mawson Lakes which is a master planned development which surrounds a large lake named “Sir Douglas Mawson Lake”.

History

The Kaurna people were the first to be associated with the Salisbury area.

The township of Salisbury (after Salisbury in Wiltshire) was established by John Harvey, who had migrated from Scotland in 1839. Harvey purchased land beside the Little Para River in 1847 and, in 1848, sold allotments for the town. By 1881 the population of the town was close to 500. [4]

The District Council of Salisbury was formed on 22 June 1933 by an amalgamation of parts of the abolished District Council of Munno Para West and the District Council of Yatala North. [5] The population of the township upon incorporation was 2,385, [4] but almost doubled from 1940 when the federal government built a munitions factory at Penfield, reaching 4,160 by 1947. [4]

The town council was briefly renamed the District Council of Salisbury and Elizabeth on 22 August 1963, but reverted to its former name after the Elizabeth area was severed to form the new Town of Elizabeth on 13 February 1964.

The Salisbury council was granted city status on 6 July 1964, becoming the City of Salisbury. [6]

Culture and events

The City of Salisbury, the Writers SA and the Salisbury Library Service have co-hosted the Salisbury Writers' Festival since 2005. [7] [8]

The City of Salisbury has a “sister city” relationship with Mobara in Japan. Mobara Park in Mawson Lakes was named in honour.[ citation needed ]

The Council 2022 - 2026

The Mayor and Councillors as of July 2023:

WardParty [9] CouncillorNotes
Mayor Independent Gillian Aldridge OAM
Central  Labor Chad BuchananServes as Deputy Mayor.
Vacant [10] Previously held by Severina Burner until 14 June 2023.
East Independent Johnny Chewparsad
Independent Moni Mazzeo
South  Labor Lauren Brug
Independent Alan Graham
Hills  Labor Peter Jensen
Independent Shiralee Reardon
Para  Labor Sarah Ouk
Independent Kylie Grenfell
North  Labor David Hood
Vacant [10] Previously held by Grace Bawden until 14 June 2023.
West  Labor Beau Brug
Independent Sharon McKell

Chairman and Mayors of Salisbury

See also

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